Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here, looking down the barrel at the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. I’ve gotta be straight with you: the ocean is looking pretty damn sleepy for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so you’ll need to pick your moments and lower your expectations. It’s not a total write-off, but it’s a patience game.

We kick things off on Saturday the 15th, and it’s a flat, poor affair. A tiny 1ft SE swell with a weak 23 units of energy is all we’ve got, and the water is a notably warm 66°, which is about 5° warmer than normal for this time of year—a real treat. But the surf itself is nothing to write home about. The swell is on the small side, and the period is short, so there’s just not enough push.

Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th stays in the doldrums. Swell heights are pinned under 1ft for most of it, with energy readings mostly in the teens and twenties—weak, weak, weak. There’s a slight bump in the afternoon of the 18th to 5ft, but it’s an onshore SE wind and a junk 6-second period, so it’s just messy and lumpy. Not the kind of surf you paddle out for unless you’re after a fight.

Then, finally, a glimmer of hope arrives on Wednesday morning, the 19th. The swell kicks up a bit to 4ft from the SE with a 6-second period, but the energy jumps to a moderate 226 units. And with a glassy, NW offshore wind, it’s the cleanest it’s been all week. This is our first standout window, a promising little spike in the middle of a flat spell. It’s still pretty short-period, so it might be a bit crumbly, but it’s rideable and clean. That’s the pick of the first seven days right there.

The rest of the week fades back into the small stuff. Thursday the 20th through to Saturday the 22nd offers up nothing but knee-high dribble with poor, cross-shore winds. There’s a brief moment on Friday morning, the 21st, with a calm, glassy ocean and a 2ft ESE swell, but it’s just too weak to get excited about.

We enter the second week, and a long flat spell really digs in. From Sunday the 23rd, the energy drops right off, and the swell is mostly below 2ft. There is a slight bump in the morning of Wednesday the 26th with 3ft from the S and clean cross-offshore N wind, but it’s short-lived and still small. The energy reading of 168 is moderate, but the swell height is just too small to do much with. The afternoon improves a touch, with a 2ft SE groundswell (14-second period) and a clean offshore NW wind, giving a little more shape, but it's still small.

Things stay marginal through the 28th and into the final days of the month. On the 29th and 30th, the wind picks up out of the SW and S, and it gets fresh and choppy. The swell remains small, and any hopes of a decent wave are gone. It’s a poor way to finish the outlook.

So, the bottom line is this: the standout session is Wednesday morning, the 19th. That’s your best bet for a clean wave. The other tiny windows, like the morning of the 26th, offer only average conditions. The next few weeks are about perseverance. Keep your eye on that Wednesday, get out there when it’s glassy, and maybe we’ll get lucky.

Rusty out.

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